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Here are the abbreviated financial statements for Planner’s Peanuts:
INCOME STATEMENT, 2019 | |||
Sales | $ | 4,500 | |
Cost | 3,500 | ||
Net income | $ | 1,000 | |
BALANCE SHEET, YEAR-END | |||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | $ | 6,500 | $ | 7,000 | Debt | $ | 833 | $ | 1,000 | ||||||||||
Equity | 5,667 | 6,000 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 6,500 | $ | 7,000 | Total | $ | 6,500 | $ | 7,000 | ||||||||||
Assets are proportional to sales. If the dividend payout ratio is fixed at 50%, calculate the required total external financing for growth rates in 2020 of (a) 20%, (b) 25%, and (c) 30%. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)